One-month-old reading glasses with a hairline scratch on the lens.

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September 25, 2025, 11:58 AM

downtownv

One-month-old reading glasses with a hairline scratch on the lens.

One-month-old reading glasses with a hairline scratch on the lens. Does anybody have any solutions or remedies?
Thank you

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September 25, 2025, 12:00 PM

YooperSigs

What are the lens made of? Glass or plastic? Amazon has scratch removal products for both.

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September 25, 2025, 12:02 PM

Rey HRH

I buy my multi-focal reading glasses from Amazon at $25 each. So inexpensive, I bought 5 of them and keep them in separate places.

Relatively cheap to replace them.

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September 25, 2025, 12:04 PM

honestlou

Are these prescription or something special? If not then just buy more. I buy reading glasses 6 at a time on Amazon. Almost all are plastic- hard to maintain for long.

If they are something special, where did you get them made? See what they’ll do for you. If no help, I’d try a local LensCrafters type place and see if they’ll polish it out for $10- might do it for free.

September 25, 2025, 12:17 PM

downtownv

quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
What are the lens made of? Glass or plastic? Amazon has scratch removal products for both.

Plastic and scripted.

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September 25, 2025, 02:08 PM

BigWhup

My glasses supplier has a one year replacement guarantee against scratches, breaks etc. Give them a call and see if they offer the same.

He calls it insurance so I guess it is something he buys or carries.

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September 25, 2025, 04:16 PM

downtownv

quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
Take'em back ,
They are under warranty

Costco, idk.

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September 25, 2025, 04:45 PM

SigSAC

Costco does have a warranty. Talk to them about alternative materials for any future purchases.

September 25, 2025, 04:53 PM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by downtownv
quote:
Originally posted by bendable:

Take'em back ,They are under warranty
Costco, idk.

Costco, probably warranty. I opted to pay just a bit more for "high index" lenses at Costco optical department; they are a bit thinner and lighter, and much more scratch and shatter resistant.

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September 25, 2025, 04:55 PM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:

What are the lens made of? Glass or plastic? Amazon has scratch removal products for both.

I can't remember how long ago it was, when I last saw glass lenses.

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September 25, 2025, 05:22 PM

downtownv

quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:

What are the lens made of? Glass or plastic? Amazon has scratch removal products for both.
I can't remember how long ago it was, when I last saw glass lenses.

Bullshit you remember!

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September 25, 2025, 05:24 PM

downtownv

quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
What are the lens made of? Glass or plastic? Amazon has scratch removal products for both.

Which one?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=scr...2C104&ref=nb_sb_noss

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September 25, 2025, 06:01 PM

egregore

Just like with car paint or gun finishes, if the scratch is big/deep enough to feel with a fingertip or snag a fingernail, it won't polish out. If it did, you'd make the surface wavy - again, just like paint or coatings - and destroy the corrective (light bending) properties of the lens. It would probably also destroy any anti-glare coating. Just get them repaired or replaced.